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This kid tried to quit band, teacher had other plans

Boyd Huppert, KARE
Published 5:25 p.m. ET Feb. 9, 2015

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When an illness started taking away a student's ability to play the drums, his band director made different plans. Find out what she did to make sure the music didn't stop for this dedicated student.
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Today Ethan is back in the percussion section, drumming on an iPad hooked to an amplifier.

Mrs. Christopherson got the idea from Ethan himself, the day she saw him playing with a drum app on his smartphone.

"My first day digging through iTunes I downloaded 75 different apps," Mrs. Christopherson says.

Watch the video above to find out how Ethan was able to march along with the band in a parade.

He's learned since not to doubt his music teacher. "In her mind anything's possible," he says.

"He's part of the team, you don't leave somebody behind," Mrs. Christopherson says.

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